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Philosophers on God

Talking about Existence

Jack Symes (Durham University, UK)

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English
Bloomsbury Academic
21 March 2024
The origin of our universe is the greatest mystery of all. How do we find ourselves existing, let alone enveloped in a cosmos enriched with such order and complexity? For religious philosophers, despite the incredible advances of modern physics, we are no closer to a scientific explanation of where the universe came from. ‘God’, they affirm, ‘is the best solution to the mystery.’ Yet, there are those who call for patience. The new atheists remind us that science has a habit of explaining what was once unexplainable. In the meantime, we should not delude ourselves into contentment. ‘Religion’, they say, ‘is the opium of the people and the enemy of progress. In fact, God may be the nastiest idea in human history.’

This book is a short, engaging and accessible guide to the mystery of existence. Featuring remastered interviews and original essays from the world’s most influential and respected thinkers, Philosophers on God explores the most fascinating and innovative research in all of philosophy and science. In doing so, it sheds new light on the nature, purpose and ultimate destination of our universe.

Contributors: Susan Blackmore, William Lane Craig, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Daniel J. Hill, Jessica Frazier, Silvia Jonas, Asha Lancaster-Thomas, Stephen Law, Casey Logue, Yujin Nagasawa, Richard Swinburne, Jack Symes, Mohammad Saleh Zarepour.

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Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 138mm, 
ISBN:   9781350227309
ISBN 10:   1350227307
Series:   Talking about Philosophy
Pages:   208
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Illustrations Contributors Acknowledgements Preface 1. Why God Matters, Daniel J. Hill 2. The Coherence of Theism, Richard Swinburne 3. Reasonable Faith, William Lane Craig 4. The Necessary Existent, Mohammad Saleh Zarepour 5. God is a Meme, Susan Blackmore 6. Why I’m an Atheist, Richard Dawkins 7. The Problem of Evil for Atheists, Yujin Nagasawa 8. The Evil-God Challenge, Stephen Law 9. Breaking the Spell, Daniel Dennett 10. The Rationality of Theism, Silvia Jonas 11. Ex Deo, Jessica Frazier 12. The World is God, Asha Lancaster-Thomas Notes & Sources Index

Jack Symes is a public philosopher and writer. He is the producer of The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast and editor of the Bloomsbury series Talking about Philosophy. He is currently Teacher and Researcher at Durham University, UK.

Reviews for Philosophers on God: Talking about Existence

Philosophers on God manages to be both insightful and extremely readable. The volume consists of short articles and engaging interviews from important philosophers around the globe. This volume will be a helpful resource in the classroom and at the coffee shop * Tyler Mcnabb, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Saint Francis University, USA *


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